"Stop the nonsense. I'm thinking of our Shaw family's future. Marrying into Charles's family is like joining one of Brookville's top four families. It's something many can only wish for!"

"It's still a no-go!" Jade said firmly, leaning in to whisper to Julian, "I've got someone else in mind for Noelle, and he's on his way."

"Who's that?"

"The Smiths. They're also one of the top families. Remember the woman I saved back in my younger days?

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Jade smiled. "That was Miss Yitty of the Smith family. I've heard she has a son. He's a real enigma, and hardly anyone's seen him. Yitty owed me a favor for saving her."

son?" Julian asked,

have to be Charles. Anyone who could lend a hand to the Shaw family was just as good. Julian nodded to himself,

with Yitty on the phone," Jade assured him. "She said her son is definitely coming today!" Even though it seemed like Noelle was getting a good

at seven sharp that evening. The morning's church ceremony was not too crowded, and Noelle did not bother with that fuss. She and Charles were

crowd buzzing, Winter did not bother to check

kept pace with Sebastian, chatting about who-knows-what.

tableau. Noelle with Samuel, Charles beside Sebastian-they almost looked like family. Any onlooker who

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